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Category: TechCrunch50

  • Adgregate Markets Revolutionizing the Way Online Ads Work

    Hey readers! I am back with another post from the TechCrunch50 Conference. This company was probably tied for my favorite company with Swype. The company that I am referring to is Adgregate Markets. Adgregate Markets is set to completely revolutionize the online advertising business. Adgregate Markets solves a long time problem that has faced content…

  • BirdPost, the One-Stop-Shop for Bird Lovers

    Hey readers! I am back with my thoughts on yet another TechCrunch50 presenter. This time, I am going to talk about the one stop shop for bird lovers, BirdPost. BirdPost is a site dedicated to bird lovers. The founders said that the bird watching industry was a $35 Billion industry (I think that was the…

  • Blah Girls is Just Blah

    Hey readers! I am back with another post on a company that presented at the TechCrunch50. This time, I am talking about Ashton Kutcher’s new project, Blah Girls. Blah girls is essentially a short cartoon featuring three funny girls talking about the latest Hollywood gossip in an entertaining way. The cartoon is aimed at teenage…

  • Bojam Provides Platform for Global Music Collaboration

    Hey readers! I am back with another post on one of the companies at the TechCrunch50. This very cool company is called Bojam. Bojam is a very cool service for musicians. Bojam seeks to have musicians from around the world collaborate in music creation over the internet. Their technology allows users to record music and…

  • Swype, Bringing Ubiquity and Ease of Use to Text Input

    Hey readers! Since I started of my TechCrunch50 company thoughts on a rather negative note with the winner, Yammer, I figured I should talk about one of my favorite companies, Swype. For those that don’t know, Swype is a form of text input primarily for devices without a full sized keyboard (laptop, desktop).  This new…

  • Yammer won the TechCrunch50?! What were the judges smoking?

    Hey readers! This is my fist on a good number of posts coming out of the TechCrunch50, a truely amazing conference.  Before I start posting my thoughts on many of the other companies that were at the conference, I figured I should start with the winner, Yammer. For those of you that weren’t at the…